Ares Management to Acquire BlueCove (to Launch Ares Systematic Credit)

Ares Management Acquires Riverside Credit Solutions from The Riverside Company

September 3, 2024

Financial Services

Ares Management Corporation has acquired Riverside Credit Solutions (RCS), an affiliated fund and lower‑middle‑market direct lending team of The Riverside Company. The Boston‑based RCS team and capabilities will be integrated into Ares' U.S. Direct Lending platform to expand coverage of cash‑flow‑based lending to lower‑middle‑market, PE‑sponsored and non‑sponsored businesses.

Ares Management Acquires Black Creek Group's U.S. Real Estate Advisory and Distribution Business

July 1, 2021

Real Estate

A subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation completed the acquisition of Black Creek Group's U.S. real estate investment advisory and distribution business, adding roughly 300 professionals and $11.6 billion AUM to Ares' real estate platform. The deal expands Ares' real estate capabilities—particularly in industrial real estate—and strengthens its retail distribution capacity.

Ares Management Acquires Capital Automotive (CARS) from Brookfield for $3.8 Billion

February 8, 2022

Real Estate

Funds managed by Ares Management Corporation's Alternative Credit strategy and Real Estate Group acquired Capital Automotive LLC (CARS) from a Brookfield private real estate fund for $3.8 billion. CARS, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, owns a portfolio of more than 250 net-lease automotive dealership properties across the U.S. and Canada; the acquisition expands Ares' net-lease capabilities and increases its net lease gross asset value to more than $7 billion over the prior 15 months.

Ares Alternative Credit Acquires 20% Stake in Plenitude for Approximately €2 Billion

June 23, 2025

Energy

Ares Alternative Credit funds have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 20% minority stake in Plenitude for approximately €2 billion. The deal implies an enterprise value for Plenitude of over €12 billion and is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Makarora Management and Ares Alternative Credit Acquire Plymouth Industrial REIT for $2.1 Billion

January 27, 2026

Real Estate

Makarora Management, together with Ares Alternative Credit funds, completed the previously announced all-cash acquisition of Plymouth Industrial REIT for approximately $2.1 billion. Plymouth shareholders received $22.00 per share, and Plymouth is no longer publicly traded on any securities exchange.

Ares Closes $850M Continuation Vehicle for Convergint Technologies

March 3, 2026

IT Services

Ares Management has closed an $850 million single-asset continuation vehicle for Convergint Technologies, extending its long-running investment in the global, technology-enabled security and safety solutions systems integrator. Leonard Green & Partners led and fully underwrote the Sage Fund continuation vehicle, while Ares also made a substantial new investment, maintaining shared control alongside existing co-sponsors.